My Story

about Dr Lauren

Dr Lauren

BENAKOVICH

My introduction into health and nutrition has been weaved into my being since the beginning.  I had the great privilege to be raised by my mom (Ginny Montieth) and dad (Rick Montieth) in small town Whitestown, IN with my two older brothers Brett & Andrew.  With the help of my grandparents (Dick & Peg), our family grew GEORGETOWN MARKET into a successful, local health food store that is still growing after 50 years.  P.S. They have the best juice bar in Indy! 

The seeds of “alternative medicine” continued to be sown as I grew and my mom introduced me to holistic chiropractic care, quantum physics, and energy medicine. By middle school, I was completely fascinated and knew I wanted to become a chiropractor.  I attended Purdue University for my undergraduate studies and went on to complete my Doctorate in Chiropractic at Logan College of Chiropractic (outside of St. Louis, MO).  In 2007, I graduated from Logan with a special interest and training in pediatrics and prenatal care from the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association and completed post-graduate training in Applied Kinesiology from the International College of Applied Kinesiology.  

I opened my private practice in January 2008 where I was blessed to offer holistic chiropractic care to newborns, children, teens, and of course … adults and the elderly. 

While I deeply enjoyed helping people achieve higher levels of health through chiropractic care and herbal supplements and remedies, there was something “missing” from my “toolbox”.  

Fast forward to 2013 with the birth of my first child, Hunter.  He spent 6 weeks in the NICU / PICU after being on ECMO … and that is where my focus on FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE and restoring gut health really grew.  We both spent the next couple of years on a healing journey that was well worth the difficulties it may have presented at times. 

Since then, I have been blessed with two girls, Kylie and Clara.  I desire to be a more conscious mother to Noah and Hunter and the girls and aspire to be a conscious partner to Isaiah.  We spend many of our days adventuring in nature, figuring out how to homeschool, and learning life together. 

Over the years in practice, I made an incredible discovery.  While helping women restore balance and homeostasis to their body from many different paths, we unintentionally helped them conceive a baby!  That was not our goal for treatment, nor did I offer that as potential side benefit of our care … but God willing, the miracles kept happening!  Now, that’s one of the highlights of practicing holistic medicine with women … bringing babies and mommas together and setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy, labor, and start to life.  

I got to understand the importance of building healthy starts first-hand with Hunter’s situation.  And I also got to experience what postnatal depletions can do to mother and baby … and the whole family for that matter!  So, if I can help another mother avoid or work through this, it was all worth it. 

Throughout our journey, I have personally dealt with and cared for a number of issues within our family through all holistic means:  asthma and allergies, leaky gut, SIBO, parasites, mold, bedwetting, PCOS and hormone imbalance, nursing issues, post-natal depletions, and more. 

It’s been an interesting ride at times and I have learned so much, and that will never stop!  Through our struggles and healing, I am able to not only provide better care to our practice members, friends and family … but I can also relate to what it’s like to live through it.  

If you are in a challenging season of life, know that God has a plan and you are not alone.  If you feel led to connect with us, please reach out.  If you are struggling, ask for help and guidance.  Ask and you shall receive.  

Praying many blessings over you!  

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"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
~ C.S. Lewis ~

the Benakovich Family

Hunter + Noah + Kylie + Isaiah & Lauren + Clara

Follow our family along in the woodshop, in practice, and in life …

The Benakovich

family

Our work is best when it is an extension of who you are and is weaved into your life.  Something that bonds our family and fills our buckets is time together in “the woodshop” … everyone has a role and a purpose …

“A person’s a person no matter how small…”     ~ Dr Seuss

Being out there brings creativity, passion and excitement to our family and we hope the love extends out into each project, for every client. 

We’ve created things as big as a new home or a barn to medium things like furniture to tiny little magnets and bookmarks.  Our kids participate in growing ways as they grow … and they get to experience the rewards that hard work and putting in effort yields. 

We want them to grow in humble confidence and understand the true value of the relationships we can create with those we get to work with … while never sacrificing the love that exists within our family.

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Holistic chiropractor specializing in pediatrics and pregnancy offering functional medicine services and speaking engagements across the nation on natural remedies, health, quantum physics and conscious living …

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